MR036 Classic Ecology II: Lindeman, 1942

04/09/18 • 56 min

Grace, Jon, and Jeff keep the classics in ecology series going, this time with Raymond L. Lindeman's 1942 piece, "The Trophic-Dynamic Aspect of Ecology." This seminal piece not only codified the idea of the ecosystem, but features the famous (infamous?) ooze diagram. The gang also lament March Mammal Madness and the ups and downs of spring time.

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MR035 Classic Ecology I: Moran, 1953

Grace, Jon, and Jeff kick off a series delving into classic papers in ecology, leading off with P. A. P. Moran's classic paper "The statistical analysis of the Canadian Lynx Cycle II: Synchronization and Meteorology" which helped to launch the concept of spatial synchrony, fluctuations that are correlated through time across two ore more locations, a fundamental aspect of population ecology. The gang also talk about March Mammal Madness (#2018MMM) and their picks this year and how few of the actual animals they know.

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MR037 Classic Ecology III: Gleason, 1926

Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk about the Gleason, 1926 classic, "The individualistic concept of the plant association" a real barn-burner of a piece that forms one of the foundational pieces of community ecology--despite its controversial reception at the time. The group also chat up the first part of the Dynamic Ecology controversial ideas in ecology piece, why Jeff is a terrible biologist, and talk trash about Kant.